As we turn the page and move ahead into 2016, here is a final look back at the top 10 ACC stories from the eventful year that was 2015. Spoiler alert … some of them actually happened on the playing field this year:

No. 3, Bye bye Beamerball

Virginia Tech coach Frank Beamer is carried off the field by his players after his final home game at Virginia Tech

Frank Beamer didn’t just win a lot of games as the football coach at Virginia Tech. He did with such class and style that it was given its own name.

“Beamerball” became synonymous with hard-nosed defense, game-changing special teams and double-digit victories — a goal Beamer’s teams reached eight straight years between 2004 and 2011. During his 29-year tenure with the Hokies, he led his teams to 23 bowls while amassing 280 victories.

But his program’s production began to wane in recent seasons and while he desperately wanted to stay around long enough to coach Tech’s high-profile game against Tennessee at Bristol Motor Speedway next season, his love for his alma mater took precedence over his personal wishes. Instead of hanging on for another year, Beamer announced his retirement after a win against Boston College on Nov. 1.

He wrapped up his career six weeks later with his 280th career victory, a win against Tulsa at the Independence Bowl. At the time of his retirement, he was the winningest coach in college football.

Justin Fuente brings some youthful enthusiasm to Virginia Tech

To help ease the transition, Tech athletic director Whit Babcock announced that Beamer’s long-time defensive coordinator Bud Foster would remain with the program. He then hired young Justin Fuente from Memphis as the man in charge — one of several impressive new faces that have significantly upgraded the coaching talent in the ACC’s Coastal Division.

In addition to Fuente with the Hokies, former Georgia coach Mark Richt replaced Al Golden at Miami and BYU’s Bronco Mendenhall was the surprise choice to fill the vacancy created when Virginia finally put Mike London out of his misery.

With a coaching lineup that already includes highly regarded holdovers David Cutcliffe of Duke, Larry Fedora of North Carolina, Pat Narduzzi of Pittsburgh and three-time ACC Coach of the Year Paul Johnson at Georgia Tech, the new additions promise to help close the gap that has long existed between the ACC’s two divisions.